Course syllabus

 

arts-logo.pngSEMESTER 1, 2018

Linguist 101/G

Language, Mind and Society

 

      Course Coordinator: Keith Montgomery

 

      Lecturer:     Keith Montgomery

 

      Tutors:  Hamed Al-Tairi                           Brittni Smith

 

    Course Delivery format: 2 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 1 hour tutorial, weekly

                 (Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

 

Summary of Course Description              

LINGUIST 101/G
15 Points

Language, Mind and Society

The paper surveys three areas od scoio-linguistic interest: the interaction between language structure and use on the one hand, and social structure and social norms on the other (sociolinguistics); the relationship between linguistic and cultural knowledge (anthropological linguistics); and the inter-relationship of language and other cognitive structures, especially as it is revealed through language acquisition (psycholinguistics).

Course outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

  • Describe how differences in language use can manifest themselves at different levels of structure;
  • Explain why we can say that there are no ‘single style’ speakers;
  • Discriminate between and define key terms in the field, e.g. code-switching, politeness, apparent time, macro-sociolinguistics, micro-sociolinguistics (and others)
  • Explain clearly the relationship of different topics in the readings to each other

 Prescribed Text:

There is no prescribed text for this course. 

Recommended Text:

 Meyerhoff, Miriam (2011)  Introducing Sociolinguistics, 2nd ed. London: Routledge

Workload:

The University of Auckland's expectation on 15-point courses, is that students spend 10 hours per week on the course. Students manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend two hours of lectures each week and participate in a one-hour tutorial from week 2 of semester. This leaves seven hours per week outside the classroom to prepare for tutorials, assignments and the exam.

Deadlines and submission of coursework:

Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be penalised one mark per day late.

Course summary:

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